Teen pedestrian injured during crash along Immokalee and Airport-Pulling Roads

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. -
New information from the Florida Highway Patrol. The female pedestrian is 15 from Naples and was crossing in between cars that were stopped at a traffic light west of County Road 31.

The driver, also from Naples, told FHP he did not see the girl crossing between the cars when he drove into the turn lane.

The teen hit the front of the driver's car and then hit the vehicle's windshield before landing on the pavement. The driver remained until law enforcement arrived.

The 15-year-old was taken by medical helicopter to Lee Memorial Hospital due to her injuries. Traffic was stopped in the two lanes near the intersection while emergency staff and FHP conducted their investigations.

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